These popular Gigabit switches are on sale. Extra 10% off when you buy any 2 ($13.50 each 5-port or $20.70 each 8-port).
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I made my own. It's easy
How easy? Do you need a controller to negotiate the power spec, or do you just use 5V power source which has no other/higher voltages?
Snip the barrel back off, strip the red and black wires, snip end off USB cable, strip red and black wires, solder together.
USB is 5v anyway, i've had no issues running it in a cheapo multi-port USB brick from kmart and a usb port on my powerboard
But if you don't know much about volts and amps, watts etc. I'd just go with the second simpler one, you can measure the end of the DC jack coming from the original transformer if that size is not correct, you can look up 'measure dc jack' pictures to see. Only ever try it with devices that are 5volts, but then make sure that the USB power supply you are using can at least drive the same amps or more for the device at 5volts. The power supply can always have the same or more amps but never less than what the device it is powering wants to draw from it, and voltage delivery must be the same 5v 5v.
However there are a few other manufactueres that make small switches that are USB powered such as this one from UMART as its not a common device to have on a server rack with it being only 5 ports. Considering the effort, its probably easier to just give that a go.
If it's so easy why don't TP Link just sell it like that?
I can understand using proprietary bullshit when it's not 5v but in this case it's just lazy.
I'm not excusing it - its weird. Just saying it's easy to make your own.
What exactly are you having a tantrum about here? What's this idiotic expectation to have USB inputs on it? This is a network switch, how many network devices have USB inputs to power them? Virtually none, because the amount of people on the planet needing to power their network switch from a USB could be counted on one hand. If you read the specs the switch is rated up to 2amps at 5v, which is 10watt and far above the maximum output of the most commonly found USB port outputs. If you have some ridiculous setup where USB power is your only setup well you've found your adaptor, so what's the problem? You want them to fit USB inputs to millions of switches just so 3 people out there don't need to buy an adaptor? A barrel plug is not "proprietary bullshit", it's been the most common way to power low power use devices for half a century. Time to get a grip.
@howcan: It is bullshit, the plug size isn't labelled on the device or in any manual making finding a replacement way harder than it needs to be. If you lose the adaptor, need a different length cable, if it dies then everything is much harder.
The factory AC adaptor I received is also 600ma, not 2A.
I completely agree not using USB if it isn't 5V or if it's higher current, but that's not the situation here.
Barrel plugs are an absolutely terrible solution these days. There is very little standardization with voltage, current or even polarity. Everyone has a drawer full of them just because they are so so different.
I appreciate it's just a cheap consumer device but we already have enough e-waste. There's just no reason not to use USB.
Given there is no downside, why are you anti consumer?
@Presence: They don't specify plug size because 99.9999% of the people who buy these don't care. They plug them in and use them for 20 years and then get rid of them when something better or suitable comes along. The overwhelming majority of these switches will last until they become obsolete, if the power adaptor dies they'll just buy another switch. You crap on about e-waste, this isn't a mobile phone that gets replaced every couple of years, basically no one is going to buy a network switch without a power source š It's just hilarious how angry, sour and worked up you are over a $15 network device not having power inputs that are convenient for you.
You don't even focus your energy in the correct ways. You're mindlessly ranting in the comments section of a bargain website, but have you provided any feedback to the manufacturer? No, you haven't. You're just obnoxiously grandstanding in the comments section about irrelevant tripe where people are just trying to get feedback on whether it's a good deal, or perhaps you're actually having a mental breakdown over a power plug. Time to have a chat to the ol' GP and get treatment champ.
I need 24
Amazon has that too:
TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit Smart Ethernet Switch
Why are you commenting on this deal, then?
showing $30 from my end
Scroll down to āOther sellers on Amazonā section and make sure you selected Amazon AU as a seller, not Amazon Germany.
Thanks and got one!
Am I blind, where is this section to change sellers?
This section is displayed on the Amazon product page, not OzBargain web site.
Hereās the screenshot: https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/247478/115852/img_5224ā¦
@olderman: I realise itās on Amazon but I still canāt find an option on this product to change to other sellers
@cashie: if it doesnt show up just search for "tp-link switch" in the search bar, then in the filter options on the left hand side, click prime/ships from australia then scroll down to sellers and click "Amazon AU"
2Gbps NBN apparently coming next year, so we'll need 2.5GbE switches.
smiles in 50/20
shouts back in 14.4k baud rate
Can the NBN hardware handle that? Anyone know the ethernet speed rating of FTTP equipment?
the current NBN Modem that everyone has installed is 1Gbps
why is this negged :/ you aint wrong, will need to keep an eye out for 2.5GbE switches.
I ran out of ethernet ports on my modem. Can I use this to plug in more devices? Thanks.
Yes, that's exactly what these are for.
Yep, and these are totally plug and play too, no setup required. I've got one that lives behind the TV and one in the home office.
I don't need another switch, not another one… keep telling myself :-)
I got one of these the other day after realising everything I owned was limited to 100mbps. Overnight with a few flat Cat 6 cables and now everything is wired and 1Gbps.
I would definately recommend if you are looking to make the most of a FTTP connection and are limited on ports.
Can I use this to power the Reolink video doorbell?
That needs PoE (power over Ethernet) which means the device gets power through the network cable rather than needing a separate power supply. If you want to use this switch you will also need a PoE injector. Otherwise google PoE switches which can do it directly without the injector.
Thanks, got two to match ATL price
I have one of the 5 port. Annoyingly it's a 5v DC barrel plug, rather than USB!!
I believe it's 3.5x1.35mm and have ordered a USB adaptor off AliExpress. Hopefully it fits.
Combined with my Google wifi running off USB I'm doing my best to remove any space hogging adaptors. And cable management is so much easier when you can just buy the right length.